DevOps Network Engineer
DevOps
Johannesburg – Gauteng
ENVIRONMENT:
A specialised company that focuses on the architecture, design and deployment of IP and ethernet infrastructure for service providers is currently seeking a skilled and motivated DevOps Network Engineer to join their dynamic team. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in the Linux operating system and network integration.
DUTIES:
- Provide effective, timely and accurate network solutions for new and existing designs.
- Identify initiatives covering Layer 1, 2 and Layer 3 topologies, Radius and QoS.
- Ensuring standardisation across networks is supported and cost-effective scalable solutions are produced.
- Raise and carry out change requests, after hours.
- Provide accurate enterprise network design consultancy for approved projects.
- Support and initiate network and operations optimisation activities.
- Ensure network and infrastructure elements are correctly managed.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years hands-on experience, building and configuring complex networks.
- Demonstrated technical and analytical skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
- Strong understanding of IP/MPLS and associated protocols.
- Hands-on experience with carrier grade networking equipment and technologies.
- Solid experience at troubleshooting complex problems.
- Solid understanding of carrier grade requirements in terms of reliability and robustness.
- Network integration via the following protocols:
- REST and/or SOAP API’s
- Netconf and YANG
- Radius and/or Diameter
- NetFlow protocols (NetFlow, IPFIX, JFlow and SFlow)
- SNMP and streaming telemetry
- BGP and IGP’s (ISIS, OSPF)
- Strong knowledge and experience of Python and/or other scripting languages.
- QOS principles and familiar with networking protocols.
- QOS and traffic shaping principles.
- An understanding of policy enforcement solutions.
- Content management/version control/source code management solutions (Bitbucket/Bamboo/Git Hub).
- Routing protocols, such as BGP, OSPF, QoS, MPLS and MPLS VPN, etc.
- IT security, DDoS mitigation and auditing a plus.
- Deep understanding and experience in product delivery and maintenance service: router, switches, WLAN, firewalls.
- Experience in professional services in the service provider and telecommunications space and data centre networking experience would be beneficial.
- Good programming/scripting skills.
- Excellent networking skills – Should be comfortable with mainstream networking protocols.
- Comfortable with working with database technologies related knowledge and hands-on experience.
- Understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript and HTML.
- Working knowledge of object-oriented PHP programming and knowledge of functional programming.
- Working knowledge Of SQL databases such as MySQL and other query languages.
- Bachelor’s degree would be preferred (Engineering or Computer Science).
- Related vendor certifications would be beneficial.
ATTRIBUTES:
- Good problem-solving, critical thinking and time management skills.
- Fluent in the English language.
- Good collaboration and teamwork skills.
- Is able to work closely with developers and other staff to solve DevOps issues with customer facing services, tools and applications.
- Good presentation skills with an outgoing personality and good communication skills.
- Self-Starter with no need to be micro-managed.
- Team player that can work as a member of a broader team.
- Can liaise with numerous teams at the customer premises in order to analyse and identify corrective measures.
- Ability to generate or write technical documents such as High-level designs and Low-level designs (as built).
